I lose my car fairly regularly. Whenever I park in a lot larger than my driveway, I never seem to quite remember where I parked. It’s especially true in bigger venues that I haven’t visited before.
The folks over at Tile think they have a solution to find my parked car, though.
Here’s how to make sure you or I never lose our car again.
First up, you’ll need a newer Tile; the older ones have expired and you’ll want the newer functionality of Tile, like finding your phone with a click on the “e” on the Tile itself.
Grab your Tile, power it on, and then put it in the center console, the glove box, or stick it to your dashboard. This will bring the power of Tile to your automobile.
Next, launch the Tile app on your iPhone when you arrive and park at your destination. You’ll need it running in the background — as you move out of range of your Tile, the app will save the last location automatically.
When you get back out to the parking lot, simply bring up the Tile app and it will remember where your car is, bringing up a helpful little map, like in the video below.
https://youtu.be/gBbDn4kkNP0
Even better, if you lose your iPhone in the car somewhere, like under the seat or buried in the center console, you can press the “e” on the tile to find the iPhone in the car as it beeps at you, even if its in silent mode.
There’s even a story on the Tile site about someone using this little trick and having his car towed. Thanks to other nearby Tile owners, the Tile in his car updated its location to the Tile network and he was able to find it even after it moved. Amazing, really.
Now you can make sure to never lose your car wherever you park it with these amazing little white Tiles. I can’t wait to get my own new Tile to put in my auto.
Source: Tile
